Cerrillos in Santa-Fe County, New Mexico

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Cerrillos

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Before the arrival of the Spanish, the mineral rich area around Cerrillos produced turquoise, which was traded as far as the Valley of Mexico. An early settlement of Los Cerrillos harbored Spanish refugees from the 1680 revolt, but the present community was not founded until the lead strike of 1879.

Last updated: 10/12/2009 15:10:00